The Senate has passed a bill which would exempt physicians from the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has released a 170-page report summarizing the findings of its investigation into allegations of unnecessary heart stents performed by Mark Midei, MD, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., according to a Baltimore…
Researchers conducted an analysis of various colorectal cancer screening modalities to determine which test was most cost-effective, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine.
Researchers conducted a review of surgical skin prep agents to conclude which agent was most cost-effective and superior in preventing surgical site infections, according to a study published in the AORN Journal.
A Gooding County, Idaho prosecutor will not be filing charges against former CEO of North Canyon Medical Center Earl Fitzpatrick, who was terminated in September over a banking mistake, according to a Times-News Magic Valley report.
The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners has allowed Mark Kabins, MD, a surgeon from Las Vegas, to keep his medical license after he pleaded guilty last year to his role in a fraud scheme, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal…
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against Daniel Chidi Uba, MD, an internist from Fayetteville, N.C., and his company Rapha Health Systems for allegedly defrauding federal healthcare programs, according to a FayObserver news report.
A new ASC has opened in Aurora, Ill., which specializes in treatment of patients injured on the job, according to a report on the Chicago Tribune's TribLocal Aurora website.
Mario Perciavalle, a former associate director of plant services at Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine in New York has pled guilty to participating in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for maintenance other services performed…
Melody Winter-Jabeck, administrator at Ravine Way Surgery Center in Glenview, Ill., shares five best practices ASCs can adopt to improve their revenue cycles.